Wednesday, July 6, 2011

WIP Wednesday #34

More like Worn-Out Wednesday. We've had out-of-town guests staying with us, and we had a gigantic Fourth of July cookout. So I have very little to show for the week, but let's get our lists on anyway.

Ongoing projects:Skill Builder Sampler Quilt-Along - currently caught upAnother block I've never done: a churn-dash. I wasn't planning to put any solids in this quilt, but when I saw Leila's cute, mostly-solid version, I decided to add them into my own blocks. Plus, the line I'm using for this quilt (Weekends by Erin McMorris) is pretty challenging to work with in this context. And while I think I'm up for the challenge, I figured I might want a few blocks to be a bit more restful. : )Farmer's Wife Quilt-Along - currently caught upClick here for this week's blocks.

Completed tops awaiting quilting:Warm/Cool Quilt-Along- I managed to baste this one! With basting spray! I'm reserving judgment on the spray until after I quilt it. More details then.

I just tried basting spray for the first time after the bad quilting incident with my brothers quilt in December. I think I really like it. It helps hold down the not so flat parts of my quilt. I still end up pinning a little on the larger quilts, but I am sold on it. I was worried that it would run out fast, but I have basted 3 baby/lap sized quilts with it so far and still have more left in the can.

That block is one we had to use in the McCall's Challenge #1 - http://ck.upickem.net/engine/Details.aspx?p=V&c=28078&s=9177257&i=2is how I skewed them!No progress for me on anything ...had to get back to customer jobs for now. Thanks for voting!

I did my post today but since I didn't have any photos to share due to not really working on anything this week, I am not posting it to the linky. I'm hopping around seeing what others are accomplishing and getting my motivation going again. I even went in and did some sewing today after almost a week of none.

Can't wait to hear your views on the spray basting. I've only used it once but I wasn't as happy with it as I wanted to be. It may have been the brand though; I've heard there are definite degrees with that stuff. Loving your FW and Skill Builder blocks. The fabrics are just blending so well together!

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